Chapter 114 Changes
Jin Yang helped to rent this warehouse when Rong Yuan participated in the competition, so he naturally had the key. Zheng Yirou was very worried about Rong Yuan living alone in such a remote place. Everything else was fine, but no one believed that Rong Yuan had the ability to handle it himself. There were only two or three small restaurants nearby. The hygiene was okay, but the dishes were monotonous, heavy in oil and ingredients, and it was not healthy to eat them for a long time. Therefore, every rest day, Zheng Yirou would make a lot of cooked food and freeze it for Jin Yang to deliver.
It has been like this since she was very young. Perhaps it was because she was grateful to Rong Yuan for saving Jin Yang's life, or perhaps it was because she felt sorry for the child's life experience and her maternal instinct was strong. Zheng Yirou always treated Rong Yuan like her own son. When she bought clothes and toys for Jin Yang when they were young , she would always buy a set for Rong Yuan as well, but at that time Rong Yuan was arrogant and very stubborn and didn't want to accept it at all. Later, Zheng Yirou just took great pains to make delicious food for them. Everyone has a desire for food. Zheng Yirou's cooking skills are very good. Jin Yang probably inherited this talent from her. After a while, little Rong Yuan still succumbed to the endless supply of delicious food and no longer resisted the various foods sent by Zheng Yirou. It can be said that Zheng Yirou has made an indelible contribution to his current height of nearly 1.8 meters and strong physique.
Jin Yang took out a large cardboard box from the trunk. Inside were dumplings, buns, pasta, home-cooked dishes, etc. prepared by Zheng Yirou, as well as a small pot of stewed radish and pork ribs soup. They were all frozen hard, but a lot of them had been thawed during the journey, so they had to be put in the refrigerator as soon as possible. He opened the door, carried the box in, took out the things inside one by one and put them in the refrigerator and freezer respectively. Seeing that half of the food he brought last time was still untouched, he knew that Rong Yuan had been eating irregularly again during this period. Guessing that he probably hadn't eaten today, Jin Yang took out the frozen soup in the small bowl and put it in the pot, added a little water, and turned on the fire to cook. Then he put a plate of Kung Pao Chicken in the microwave, set the time and power, and then went to see Rong Yuan.
Rong Yuan used partitions to divide the warehouse into two parts. The original main door was locked, and a small door was opened. Entering the door was a small living room and bedroom, and at the back was an even smaller bathroom. There were some simple furniture in the room, all moved from the original house. There were also some furniture that could not be put in, some were sold in the second-hand market, and some were still packed in boxes. There was another door on the side, and pushing it open was Rong Yuan's laboratory.
When Jin Yang entered, Rong Yuan was busy at the lab table. He held the flask up to eye level with one hand, and with the other hand, he held a small dropper and carefully dropped a drop of transparent liquid into the flask. The originally light blue liquid in the flask suddenly blossomed into a pink flower, and soon the entire flask turned pink.
There is also a long list of experimental instruments on the laboratory table: the flame of the alcohol lamp licks the bottom of the test tube, a tube connects the test tube and the condenser, the water inlet of the condenser is connected to the tap water outlet, and behind the water outlet are several wide-mouth bottles, Kipp generators, U-shaped tubes, etc., and finally a thin tube is connected to a thumb-sized sealed glass bottle. It takes a long time for a small drop of transparent liquid to drip into the bottle from the mouth of the tube.
Jin Yang didn't know what experiment Rong Yuan was doing. He leaned against the wall and watched Rong Yuan, who was concentrating on his work. The boy in a white lab coat looked very serious and didn't notice his arrival at all. There is a saying that serious people are the most beautiful. Jin Yang felt that way now. Rong Yuan, who was concentrating on observing the reaction of the substances in the flask, exuded a different brilliance than before, but he also looked strange.
Jin Yang felt that he had not looked at Rong Yuan so confidently for a long time. Ever since Rong Yuan started participating in the competition, they had not seen each other for about half a year. When comparing the Rong Yuan in front of him with the impression in his memory, Jin Yang suddenly realized that he had changed so much.
Compared to a year ago, he has grown a lot taller, which is not visible under his clothes, but with the sleeves rolled up, the smooth muscle lines are very obvious, although not clearly defined. Even if Rong Yuan did not continue to learn fighting from Zhou Yunze, he never stopped practicing. Jin Yang started earlier than him and had a better foundation, but now he is no match for him. His strength has increased a lot, and his reaction is very fast. He does not look like a novice who has not had much actual combat practice and has only been learning for half a year.
In the past, Rong Yuan did not like any decorations, and he rarely wore a watch, which he always put in his schoolbag. He also had no interest in music. But now he always wears a Bluetooth headset in his ears. In the photos taken by reporters, he always wears the headset, whether he is in class at school or on the way to a competition. After discovering this, some netizens swore that he must be a music lover, and even started to guess what kind of music he listens to online.
He also had a fat golden cross hanging around his neck (actually the control button of the Yusuo aircraft), which was simple and elegant, suitable for both men and women. After Rong Yuan became famous, some stores on Taotao began to sell the same pendant. Jin Yang recalled that Rong Yuan had started wearing this pendant before he went to participate in the competition. He remembered that he was a little confused when he suddenly saw it one day. He wanted to ask about it, but was interrupted by other things and forgot about it.
The changes in appearance are actually nothing. What is more important is the changes in spirit.
In the past, Rong Yuan had no goals, and he didn’t have any naive fantasies about the future. He always felt that he was just getting by. Although he was very good at that time, his excellence was limited. He was just one of the good students that could be found in every city and every school. It’s not like now. Although the competition has been over for a while, when you open a news website, you can still see Rong Yuan’s name on the homepage. Even if he has never appeared, his popularity has not decreased. Rong Yuan’s former classmates, teachers, neighbors, and even his kindergarten teacher have all made their presence known in the media.
Rong Yuan's eyes are always shining with the brilliance of his ideals. Jin Yang doesn't know what he is pursuing, but it is obvious that this pursuit makes him feel like he is alive again , bursting with unimaginable passion and heat. The unknown goal attracts him, making him move forward firmly, honestly, and without hesitation. He runs so fast that he leaves everyone behind like the wind, and even makes Jin Yang feel dizzy. Today you think you can stand shoulder to shoulder with him, but tomorrow you find that you can hardly see his back. In theory, it is always a happy thing for your friends to rise up, but the gap is too big, so it is inevitable that people will feel a sense of panic about being left behind.
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Rong Yuan put down the flask, shook his aching neck, checked the ongoing extraction reaction, removed the burnt core of the alcohol lamp, and then heard someone shouting, "Xiao Yuan."
There was basically only one person who would come here to look for him. Before Rong Yuan realized it, a faint but real smile had appeared in his eyes. When he looked up, he saw Jin Yang standing by the door, saying with a hint of blame: "You didn't eat breakfast again, did you?"
Rong Yuan: ...
To be honest, he couldn't remember whether he had eaten in the morning... Yesterday's experiment failed, but when he was sleeping at night, a new idea suddenly popped up in his mind, and he immediately got up in the middle of the night to put it into practice. As for whether he had eaten something during the process, he really didn't know...
Jin Yang knew it from his reaction. He sighed and said, "If you continue like this, you may starve to death without knowing when. What can I say to you?"
"Don't we still have you?" Rong Yuan said casually.
Jin Yang rolled his eyes at him speechlessly. He wanted to just give up and let him suffer, but he couldn't let it go. He said helplessly, "Stop what you are doing and come over to eat!"
"Oh." Rong Yuan responded. Seeing that the alcohol lamp could still burn for a long time, he walked over and took off his lab coat and hung it on the hook by the door. He sniffed and asked, "It smells good. Aunt Zheng made pork rib soup?"
"Isn't it? I simmered it in a clay pot all night last night, but today my mother didn't even let me eat a bite and asked me to bring it to you. I really don't know who is her son." Jin Yang complained casually, then went to set the table without complaint and put the hot Kung Pao Chicken on it.
Rong Yuan went to the bathroom to wash his face, wiped his hands and came out to ask: "By the way, Yangyang, didn't your class start? How did you still have time to come?"
The study schedule in the third year of high school is very tight. The holidays are late and the school starts early. The summer vacation is only two weeks long. When I came here last time, Jin Yang said that classes would start. After Rong Yuan finished the competition, he could choose any of the top universities in the country. Various universities took turns to persuade him to study in their schools, competing to offer very favorable conditions. However, Rong Yuan had already thought about the university and major he wanted to go to before the competition. He has reached an agreement with the school and rejected the recruitment of other schools. So when other students were competing for a single-plank bridge, he had no pressure to go to college. In addition, his usual grades were very good, and he did better than the graduates in the college entrance examination. Therefore, when he applied to No. 1 Middle School for not attending classes, it was passed very smoothly. The principal only asked him to go to school on time for the final exam and the test.
"Do you still have a sense of time? Today is the weekend, and the last time I was here was seven days ago."
Jin Yang weighed the kettle and saw that it was empty without even a drop of water, so he put another kettle of water on the boil. Turning back, he saw Rong Yuan taking out a cold steamed bun from the refrigerator, sitting at the table and biting into it.
"Don't eat like that! Do you want to be hospitalized again?" Jin Yang slapped Rong Yuan on the back of his head. He paused and his upper and lower teeth clicked together. Then the steamed bun in his hand was taken away by Jin Yang, piled on a plate with the other two steamed buns, and put into the microwave to heat up.
Rong Yuan's face turned black. The last time he was hospitalized for food poisoning was the shame of his life. Since then, every time Jin Yang saw him eating carelessly, he would bring up that incident, and Rong Yuan was almost annoyed. He said angrily: "Can you stop being so nagging? If this could kill people, I would have died long ago!"
"I don't care how you ate before. Now I'm the chef and you have to listen to me!" Jin Yang looked like a domineering president.
Rong Yuan pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Isn't this done by Aunt Zheng?"
Jin Yang sneered: "Who is the chef now?" - He was holding a spoon, stirring the soup in the pot.
Rong Yuan stuttered for a moment, then said, "A warm-hearted man! You should let those girls in school who say that see what you look like now."
Jin Yang scooped a small bowl of soup and handed it to him, saying, "Wouldn't the girl who thinks you are her idol cry to death if she found out that you are this kitchen idiot?"
Rong Yuan lowered his head to drink the soup, not caring to say anything to him, and just rolled his eyes at him. After taking a mouthful of the hot soup, his entire stomach seemed to groan in comfort, and he realized that he had been hungry for a long time, and his body couldn't wait to absorb the new nutrients.
The microwave made a "ding" sound, and Jin Yang went over to take out the steamed buns and put them on the table. He saw Rong Yuan almost wolfing down the food. This guy was always , but sometimes he was like a child at home. Jin Yang also scooped a bowl of soup and drank it slowly. Zheng Yirou put a lot of thought into this soup and added some Chinese herbs, which made it very fragrant.
After eating and drinking, Rong Yuan pushed his bowl aside, his expression showing a hint of satisfaction and laziness. Jin Yang also finished his soup, poured two cups of hot water, hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Xiao Yuan, have you... anything happened recently?"
Rong Yuan was feeling drowsy because his stomach was full. Suddenly he heard these words. He raised his head and met Jin Yang's gaze.
